No. 16 LSU was on upset watch all Saturday afternoon towards SEC foe South Carolina.
The Tigers by no means led within the sport till late within the fourth quarter when operating again Josh Williams punched within the go-ahead landing with simply over a minute remaining.
Head coach Brian Kelly was sweating it out on the sideline after a sub-optimal 1-1 begin to the season — a crushing loss to Southern California and a decent shootout with FCS Nicholls State. Questions have been swirling over how for much longer he may final in Baton Rouge if the staff did not meet perennial excessive expectations.
However his quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, who was making his first SEC begin Saturday, led the staff down the sphere a number of occasions to squeak out a essential win. He notched 285 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on the day.
South Carolina followers will likely be pissed off by this loss because the Gamecocks had two huge pick-sixes that would’ve put the sport away however each have been in the end known as again by questionable penalties.
LSU’s survival offers it new life in its try and run the desk in a stacked SEC and make the case for an at-large bid to the expanded Faculty Soccer Playoff.
The Tigers transfer on to Week 4 the place it should host a sneaky good UCLA staff and attempt to keep away from being swept by each Los Angeles faculties this season.